Reading through this site has opened my eyes to problems I never thought of. I usually stick to local rental properties. While trying to find a new investment for some cash I needed to put to work, a friend recommende...

Hello!  As some of you know, I’m brand new to BP and loving it!  In the short month that I’ve been listening, It’s completely opened my eyes to a new way of thinking about real estate and money, while forcing me to re...

I know that trainers want to sell you training, fund managers want you to invest in their fund, JV experts want you to partner with them, and attorneys want more files to work.With that said, newer folks need to think...

Hello Everyone at Bigger Pockets!
I currently own 5 properties in Houston TX all residential rentals. I have a mortgage on only one of them. The home with a mortgage I am currently selling after sale I will have roug...

Hello,Brand new here and would love anyone's input on this.  I own a condo in San Francisco.  Bought it in 2004 and it has appreciated quite a bit.  I have a little over 1M in equity and I am currently renting it and ...

Hi, I have been into rentals now for about 4 years.  We currently have 12 rentals, all sfh's.  What I am finding is that essentially we make no money and probably lose money slightly overall.  I was very careful when ...

My goals are to own enough real estate property that can produce 100k a year after all expenses and after having paid the ALL OFF. This will facilitate early retirement.
I am in mid 20's, and have 160k salary. I am ...

Let's say you have 5 properties that - due to economic and job market conditions in the area - only command enough rent to barely cover mortgages, insurance, and taxes.   Nothing left over at all for maintenance, repa...

There's been a lot of discussion on the forums as it relates to differentiating bad debt from good.  The most common view on BP is that any debt which does not produce investment returns is bad debt.I, for the most pa...

Hi BP Community,I could use some advise on options available for retirement accounts from past employers. I do have a few accounts available and I think it's fairly easy to rollover into a Self Directed IRA using a cu...